Today at the Des Moines Marathon Expo, I had the privilege of watching the movie, "Running the Sahara", which is a documentary of the journey of 3 men running across the Sahara Desert. I really had no idea who these guys were, but Charlie, Ray, and Kevin ran for 111 days straight, which included nearly 4300 miles, across the entire Sahara Desert. Initially, it was just an ultra expedition, but evolved into a non profit group to help raise money for African well projects, otherwise known as H20 Africa. Overall, it was a very interesting and unique movie, and it was a privilege to meet the lead runner, Charlie Engle. As part of the showing, I received a DVD copy of the movie, which Charlie also signed. As an interesting side note, Charlie also sat at my table a the pasta dinner later that night, so it was very intriguing to get to know him a little better and to learn why he chooses the projects he's involved in. If you have a chance to see this, I'd totally recommend it, if for nothing more than the scenery, which is visually stunning, but also to learn one of the most important lessons of all, never giving up!
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